Bristol Dragway (Images of Sports) by David M. McGee,Kenny Bernstein
By David M. McGee,Kenny Bernstein
mountainside in 1965. within the greater than 4 decades
since, the music referred to as "Thunder Valley" has carved its area of interest as a world-class facility in expert drag racing. situated adjoining to Bristol Motor Speedway, the dragway's well-earned nickname stems from the original acoustic event fanatics get whilst the ability of limitless racing engines echoes off the within reach hillsides. Bristol Dragway retraces the track's early heritage, its function in shaping the game, and its go back to prominence after an $18 million maintenance within the past due Nineties. The e-book positive factors photos of drag racing's maximum stars and chronicles many years of the sport's such a lot memorable moments.
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